I never have before, but last year I was walking to one of my stands that was in a creekbottom along a field. I crossed the field well before dawn and as I entered the brush 2 dogs started going nuts, maybe 20 yards from me. I pulled an arrow from my quiver and started yelling at them, saying firmly NO and GO HOME! I backed away carrying the arrow in my right hand. They followed me most of the way back to my truck. If one would have attacked, even if I was able to stab him perfectly with an arrow he still could have tore me up, let alone two of them. I would have had no chance. I know legally here in Indiana, you can carry during archery season with a LTCH, but you can't use it except for self defense, can't even shoot squirrels. I'm thinking this year the compact 9 will be on my hip.